Poetry
The Unsurprising Disappointment
A poem that is here because it didn’t wait for anything else
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3 min readJun 4, 2024
Yup
The same reasons
When you watch someone
Plant a tree
In their narrow lane
And wait for it to grow
So they can chop it down
Because it stands in the way
Of the journey
They promise to take
Just as soon as they clear
The stump
But that hole
Needs to be filled
So they build a house
With no doors
And wonder
Why they can
Never
Rest
Inside
Or begin the trip
They’ve spent their whole life packing
When all they needed
Was to leave
Empty pockets
Have plenty of room
For mistakes
